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Ignition lock positions:
0 - Initial position
1 - Ignition on
2 -Start engine
3 - Ignition off
Ignition Lock/Steering Lock
The ignition lock has a total of four ignition lock
positions.
Note on operation
The car key rebounds to the initial position from
every ignition lock position.
Ignition lock positions with Porsche Entry & Drive:
0 -Initial position
1 - Ignition on
2 -Start engine
3 - Ignition off
For vehicles that have Porsche Entry & Drive
you do not need to insert the key into the ignition
lock again but merely keep it with you. The ignition
key is replaced by a control unit in the ignition
lock, which always remains in the ignition lock,
unless the vehicle is being towed.
Removing the control unit from the ignition
lock
f Press button A and remove the control unit.
Ignition lock position 0 - Initial position
The ignition key cannot be withdrawn when the ig-
nition is switched on or when the engine is started.
To withdraw the ignition key:
f Stop the vehicle.
f On vehicles with Tiptronic S:
Move Tiptronic selector lever to position P.
f Switch ignition off.
f Withdraw the ignition key.
Note on operation
The vehicle battery discharges if the ignition key is
left inserted.
f If the vehicle battery is dead, the key can only
be pulled out of the ignition lock if the emergen-
cy operation is performed:
Please see the chapter “EMERGENCY OPERA-
TION - UNLOCKING THE IGNITION KEY” on
Page 160.